Fateh-class Submarine

''Fateh'' (, meaning "conqueror") is an Iranian designed class of semi-heavy submarines. The Iranian media reported that Fateh class subs can operate more than below the sea surface for nearly five weeks.

History

In September 2013, the Iranian Navy announced that the first sub of this class would be launched by the end of the current Iranian year (in March 2014), according to satellite imagery the first sub of the class was launched in 2013 and a second one is under construction at the Bandar Anzali Naval Base on the Caspian Sea.

In 2019 the Islamic Republic News Agency reported that the ''Fateh'' had joined Iran's fleet after final tests, in a ceremony attended by Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. It reported that the ''Fateh'' is "equipped with sonar, electric drive, combined battle management, surface-to-surface guided missile guidance, torpedo guidance, electronic and telecommunication warfare, secure and integrated telecommunication systems and dozens of state-of-the-art modern systems. Fateh submarine has surface speed of 11 knots (20.35 km/h) and is capable of travelling submerged at 14 knots (25.9 km/h). The submarine is armed with four 533-mm torpedoes; it can carry eight sea mines and two reserve torpedoes."

On January 13, 2021, Fateh demonstrated its capability to fire torpedoes during the Eqtedar Naval Exercise.

According to Irans's naval commander, the hulls of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th submarines of the class have been constructed and are being equipped.

Iran claims that ''Fateh'' detected the American nuclear-powered submarine cruising stealthily in the Strait of Hormuz on April 20, 2023 and forced it to surface and correct its course. However, the United States Fifth Fleet denied the claims.

Submarines in the class

See also

* List of submarine classes in service
* List of naval ship classes of Iran
* List of military equipment manufactured in Iran

References

{{Ship classes of the Iranian Navy

Submarine classes of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy